Reggio Emilia's Palazzo dei Musei Extends Luigi Ghirri Exhibition with Talks Series

The Palazzo dei Musei in Reggio Emilia, redesigned by Italo Rota and opened in June 2022, has extended its exhibition 'In scala diversa. Luigi Ghirri, Italia in Miniatura e nuove prospettive' until February 26, 2023, due to over 27,000 visitors. Curated by Joan Fontcuberta, Matteo Guidi, and Ilaria Campioli, the show focuses on Ghirri's 1970s photographic series at the Italia in Miniatura park in Rimini, marking the 30th anniversary of his death. A parallel talk series 'Variazioni di scala' explores themes of scale reduction, reality versus representation, and artificial nature. Speakers include Franco Farinelli (December 17, 2022), Pippo Ciorra (January 14, 2023), Costanza Caraffa (February 3, 2023), Giacomo Mercuriali (February 18, 2023), and Emanuele Coccia (date TBD). Additionally, Fontcuberta's permanent public artwork 'Curiosa Meravigliosa', created with Marazzi ceramics, features a mosaic of 12,000 citizen-submitted photos and museum collection images forming a peacock, installed on 30 porcelain stoneware slabs in a piazza adjacent to the museum.